New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03

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Company? Technically they are, but practi,aliy
they ought to be subject TO the same rules. Az
any rate something ought to be done to put an eno
to the scenes that everybody going to or returning
from Staten Island sees daily. II Mayor Hewht
succeeds in doing 1t he Will deserve the heartiest
thanks of the travelling public.
1t is amusing to notice the forl0rn attempt OF
"1be Albany Argus to make Governor Hill stand
well with the tax payers 1t boasts THAI ne mas
saved them ss7, 600 by his veto of sundry small
bills that were left in his hands. The Governor Is
one of those sham economists who strain terribly
at o gnat but swallow q camel without grimace
The gnat is this sS7 900. The camel is the Vedder
BILL which, if he had not vetoed it, would have saved
the taxpayers s3,2o0.0OO.
jeff Davis has the mercurial optimism Of Mark
1'apley lie refuses to believe that the Lost Cause
has been lost sour men, he writes, fought for
a principle and they have not surrendered, but
rather hopelessly lived to sec the good sense OF
the Nor hern men revert to the teachings oil their
sires and re establish the Government according to
the constitution which it was founded" Ihis
doubtless refers to Democratic Presidents euiogy
of Calhoun's craftsmanship and to the political
REHABILITATION OIL ulc uODlt diup VI oouuiiOih OiAc~
diers. Certainly the Cause cannot be said to be
wholly lost when the Chief Executive refers as he
did in the recent order to the existing Southern
States as Confederate States.
Politically speaking, Prohibtionists are the enc
mics of 1.-The Rochester Union" So "The Union"
asserts. 1t must be remembered, however, that
our contemporary like all tho rest of the Democrats,
loves its enemies-of this particular brand.
The canal improvement convention which is to
be held in Rochester 18th Of this month promises
to be largely attended. The organization under
whose auspices the cony ention is to be held has
already accomplished much good work In behalf
ofour great cana system and therefore is deserving
OF the commentator and support of oil public
spirited citizens who desire 10 promote the CONNER
cial nts rests of our state. great deal has been
done du ing the last two years to render the canals
oual to the demands of the hour, SO much In fact
that New York may be said to have fully committed
herself to q policy OF canal Improvement But
although the friends Of the canals have great
reason to feel encouraged they realize that they
must persevere in well doing il they expect 10 see
these great artificial waterways hold their own in
the fierce competition for business. 1t is expected
that the Boards of Trade and other business Or
carnations Throughout the State viii be adequately
represented at the convention.
There never was a more promising class than 49,
We win leave it to the President of the college If
this Is not so. The President cordially admits
that it IL. Indeed he Will go so far as to assert
that in some respects 's7 is the finest class that
ever went forth from the institution. And why
should it not be so, prayp Is not tines noblest
offspring the lastp Shall not the heir of
al the ares be better equipped possess modern
Improvements than any oil his predecessors OF
course, OF course. And besides eighty Seven
rhymes with Heaven" Where are you going
to find better omen than thatP
And now they say that President Cleveland is
trying to coax the Democracy af Massachusetts to
nominate Secretary Endicott for Governor. Yet the
Massachusetts Democracy never laid straw in
Cleveland's way.
low liable even the best of cities are to have
their motives misunderstood Take Omaha for
example. The other day in the pure joyousness
OF her guieless nature she or anized clambake
within her borders What is the result? Why
here comes San Francisco sneering at her, at the
the mouth Of "1he Alta the sneer taking the
form Of the mean insinuation that Omaha wants
people to believe that she is seaport We
believe this insinuation to be unfounded There
large number Of enterprising real estate
dealers in Omaha, and with a view TO disposing
Of city lots they may occasionally indulge in one
or two poetic licenses, in relation to the climate
and other advantages OF the place, But we arc
firm in the conviction that they never pretended
TO claim that Omaha was O seaport. That clam
bake has been cruelty misunderstood